ATP Tour
Raonic puts an end to his career
The Canadian was No. 3 in the world in 2016
January 12, 2026
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Milos Raonic won 383 matches on the ATP Tour, and hit 8,445 aces with his brutal serve.
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Milos Raonic’s career on the ATP Tour will have no more chapters. The Canadian, former No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings, announced this Sunday his retirement from professionalism.
The 35-year-old right-hander competed intermittently this decade due to multiple injuries. He played at least one game in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, the season in which he last played (at the Paris Olympics).
However, the eight-time ATP Tour champion has announced in an emotional post that there will be no return to competition.
“I have been the luckiest person to have been able to live and fulfill my dreams. I was able to show up every day and focus on improving, see where that would take me, and play a sport that I discovered at the age of 8 by pure luck. Somehow, this became my obsession and my childhood, and then my profession and my life,” said the Canadian.
“I am grateful for the incredible fans I was able to compete and train in front of around the world. They were able to see me shine at my best and manage the most difficult moments on the court. They were able to see me grow. Thank you to each and every one of those who stopped, even for a moment, to watch and support me.”
“Thanks to the ATP Tour, the ITF and all the Grand Slams. I dreamed of playing in their great tournaments and I was able to live those incredible experiences surrounded by exceptional people, who do their best for tennis,” he added before also thanking his coaches, his family and his country.
Raonic, champion for the last time in Brisbane 2016, was a finalist in a Grand Slam (Wimbledon 2016) and four ATP Masters 1000 (Canada 2013, Paris 2014, Indian Wells 2016 and Cincinnati 2020). In addition, he recorded victories against three of the four members of the Big-4: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
For now it is not clear what his next challenge will be, but the intensity with which he will take it on is clear. “What’s next? I’m not going to slow down. There’s a lot of life ahead of me, and I’m as motivated and eager as I was in 2011, when I took off on the circuit. I’ll put the same effort and intensity into what’s next. If I can achieve the same excellence as with tennis, trying to get better every day, we’ll see where it takes me.”
